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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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