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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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