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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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