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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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