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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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