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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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