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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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