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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key 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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