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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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