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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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