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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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