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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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