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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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