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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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