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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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