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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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