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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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