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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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