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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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