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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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