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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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