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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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