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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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