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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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