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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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