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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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