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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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