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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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