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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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