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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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