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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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