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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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