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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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