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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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