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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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