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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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