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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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