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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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