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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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