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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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