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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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