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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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