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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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