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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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