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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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