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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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