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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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