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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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