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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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