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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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