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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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