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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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