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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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