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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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