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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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