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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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