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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low 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 e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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