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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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