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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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