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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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