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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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