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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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