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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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