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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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