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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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