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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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