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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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