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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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