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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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