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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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