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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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