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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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