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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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