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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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