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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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