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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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