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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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