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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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