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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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