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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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