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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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