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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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