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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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