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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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