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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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