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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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