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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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