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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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