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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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