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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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