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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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