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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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