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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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