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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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