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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes 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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