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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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