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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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