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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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