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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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