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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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