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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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