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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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