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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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