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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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