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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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