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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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