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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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