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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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