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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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