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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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