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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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