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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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