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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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