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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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