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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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