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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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