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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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