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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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