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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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