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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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