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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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