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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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