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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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