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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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