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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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