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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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