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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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