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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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