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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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