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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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