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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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