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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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