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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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