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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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