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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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