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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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