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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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