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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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