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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses 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. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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