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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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