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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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