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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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