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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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