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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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