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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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