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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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