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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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