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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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