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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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