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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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