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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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