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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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