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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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