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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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