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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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