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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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