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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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