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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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