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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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