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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the 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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