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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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