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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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