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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free 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 variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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