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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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