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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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