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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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