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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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