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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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