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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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