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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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