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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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