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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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