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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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