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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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