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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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