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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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