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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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