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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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