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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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