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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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