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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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