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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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