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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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