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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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