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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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