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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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