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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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