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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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