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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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