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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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