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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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