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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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