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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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