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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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