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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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