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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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