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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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