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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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