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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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