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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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