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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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