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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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