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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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