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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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