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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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