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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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