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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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