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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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