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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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