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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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