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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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