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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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