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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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