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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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