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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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