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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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