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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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