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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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