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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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