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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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