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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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