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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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