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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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