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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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