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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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