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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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