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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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