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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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