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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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