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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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