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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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