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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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