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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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