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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes 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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