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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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