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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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