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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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