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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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