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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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