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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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