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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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