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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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