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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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