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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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