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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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