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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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