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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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