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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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