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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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