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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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