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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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