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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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