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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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