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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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