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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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