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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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