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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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