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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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