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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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