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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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