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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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