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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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