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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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