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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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