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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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