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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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