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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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