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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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