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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally 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 variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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