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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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