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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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