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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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