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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the 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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