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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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