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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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