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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources