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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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