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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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