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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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