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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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