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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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