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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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