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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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