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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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