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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always 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 issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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