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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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