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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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