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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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