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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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