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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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