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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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