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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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