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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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