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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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