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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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