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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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