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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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