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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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