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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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