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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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