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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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