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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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