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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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