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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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