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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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