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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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