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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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