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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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