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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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