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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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