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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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