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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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