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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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