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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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