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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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