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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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