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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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