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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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