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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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