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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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