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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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