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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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