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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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