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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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