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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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