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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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