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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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