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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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