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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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