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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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