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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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