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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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