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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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