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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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