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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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