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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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