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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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