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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always 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 having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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