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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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