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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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