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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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