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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key 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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