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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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