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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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