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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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