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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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