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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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