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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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