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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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