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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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