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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses online. 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 almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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