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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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