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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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