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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key 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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