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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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