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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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