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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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