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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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