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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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