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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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