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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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