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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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