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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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