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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take 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 massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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