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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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