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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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