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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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