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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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