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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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