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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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