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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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