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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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