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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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