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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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