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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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