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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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