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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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