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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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