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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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