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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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