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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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