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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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