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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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