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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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