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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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