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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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