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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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