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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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