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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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