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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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