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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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