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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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