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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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