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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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