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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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