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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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