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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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