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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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