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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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