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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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