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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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