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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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