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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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