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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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