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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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