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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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