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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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