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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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