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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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