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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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