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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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