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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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