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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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