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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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