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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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