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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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