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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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