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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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