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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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