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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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