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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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