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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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