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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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