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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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