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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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