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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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