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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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