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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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