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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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