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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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