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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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