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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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