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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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