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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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