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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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