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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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