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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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