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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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