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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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