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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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