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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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