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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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