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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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