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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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