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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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