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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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