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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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