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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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