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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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