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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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