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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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