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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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