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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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