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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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