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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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