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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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