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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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