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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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