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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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