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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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