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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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