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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes 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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