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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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