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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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