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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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