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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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