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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key 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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