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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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