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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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