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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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