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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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