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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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