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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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