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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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