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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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