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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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