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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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