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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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