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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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