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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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