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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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