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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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