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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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