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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major 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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