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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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