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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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