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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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