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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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