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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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