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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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