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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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