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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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