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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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