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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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