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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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