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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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