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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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