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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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