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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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