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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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