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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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