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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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