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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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