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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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