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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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