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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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