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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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