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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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