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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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