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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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