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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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