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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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